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Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Gemini Task (formerly Spark) vs Siri AI

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomOnly Siri AI fully
  • European UnionNeither fully
Gemini Task (formerly Spark): 4 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: PartlyLives in chat apps: UnclearMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: YesAsks before sending or paying: YesWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: NoRuns on your own hardware: No4Gemini Task (formerly Spark)Google
Siri AI: 1 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: UnclearLives in chat apps: NoMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: NoData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No1Siri AIApple
Availability
Where you can use it
USYesUKNoEUNo

More than 160 countries. The EEA, Switzerland, the UK and Nigeria are excluded.

USYesUKYesEUPartly

Arrived for the US and the UK with iOS 27. Not on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch in the EU; available on the Mac. English only at launch, five more languages in October.

Cheapest way in
$19.99/mo

Google AI Pro. In the US, Task (formerly Spark) is for Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Included

Comes with iOS 27 on eligible devices. Apple says expanded access will be sold later, with daily caps on server features.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesGoogle apps and some third-party appsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesActs inside apps on your devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
YesYour Chrome or a cloud browserPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works while you're away
PartlySchedules pause while your device is offPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Lives in chat apps
UnclearNo source yet
NoBuilt into the devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
YesWith your reviewPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Asks before sending or paying
YesBefore sending, buying or submitting formsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
NoNot among the languages added in OctoberPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Data can stay in the EU
NoNot offered in the EEAPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Runs on your own hardware
NoRuns in Google’s cloudPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
NoApple devices and serversPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Chrome
  • Saved passwords
  • Logged-in accounts
  • Photos
  • Apps
  • Screen
  • Messages
  • Calendar
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

Payments need your sign-off.

Before it acts

System assistant that acts inside apps.

Watch out for

Uses saved Chrome passwords once you allow it.

Daily caps on features that run on Apple’s servers, thresholds not published.

Launched
undefined 2026
14 Sep 2026
People to follow
  • Gemini Task (formerly Spark)Official account@GeminiApp
  • Josh WoodwardVP, Google Labs and the Gemini app@joshwoodward
Unclear
Sources
  1. The Next Web, 9 Sep 2026
  2. Google, Gemini Apps Help, tasks, checked 19 Oct 2026
  1. Pasquale Pillitteri, Sep 2026
  2. Gagadget, iOS 27 is out now, Sep 2026
  3. Pasquale Pillitteri, Siri reads your screen, 2026
  4. 9to5Mac, 9 Sep 2026

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

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